Bend families demand answers after deadly Silver Rail Elementary attack
Parents of victims in the October 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, are seeking clarity on the motive and weapon access behind the attack that killed four people. A 16-year-old former student, Griffin J. John II, targeted a special needs classroom, firing a shotgun before being stopped by a teacher and fatally shot by an armed parent. While the immediate crisis was averted by bystanders, the community remains in mourning as authorities investigate how the suspect obtained the firearm and why he targeted the school.